Loren Allred
Loren Allred (born September 7, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Allred made her Billboard debut with "Never Enough" from the soundtrack to the musical The Greatest Showman.
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Born | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | September 7, 1989
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, pianist |
Years active | 2008–present |
Early life and education
Allred is the eldest daughter born to musician parents: her mother, Carol Ann Allred, is a classical soprano and voice teacher and her father, Brady R. Allred, formerly was the director of the Pittsburgh Bach Choir and an artistic director and conductor of Salt Lake Choral Artists.[1] She has three younger sisters, Megan, Brennan, and Karin.[2]
After a year of studying musical theatre at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, she transferred to the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. While in Boston, she uploaded videos to YouTube, and was discovered and championed by Ne-Yo, ultimately leading to a record deal with Island/Def Jam.
Career
The Voice
In 2012 Loren was a contestant on season 3 of the television show The Voice and selected Adam Levine as her coach. Allred was eliminated after the first week of the live playoffs, tying for 13th place.
Stage | Song | Original Artist | Date | Order | Result |
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Blind Audition | "When Love Takes Over" | David Guetta ft. Kelly Rowland | Sept. 12, 2012 | 3.10 | Two chairs turned Joined Team Adam |
Battles (Top 64) | "Need You Now" (vs Brian Scartocci) | Lady Antebellum | Oct. 22, 2012 | 14.3 | Saved by Coach |
Knockouts | "You Know I'm No Good" (vs Nicole Nelson) | Amy Winehouse | Oct. 29, 2012 | 16.4 | Saved by Coach |
Live Playoffs | "All Around the World" | Lisa Stansfield | Nov. 5, 2012 | 18.9 | Eliminated |
The Greatest Showman
In 2014, she was a member of recording ensemble for a film musical being developed by the Broadway songwriting team of Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. After working on early demos, she was cast as the singing voice of Rebecca Ferguson's Jenny Lind on the project The Greatest Showman. The film soundtrack was successful, going platinum and topping the Billboard albums chart in January 2018.[3] The same month, Allred's featured song, "Never Enough," reached number 88 on the Hot 100.[4]
Discography
Soundtrack albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
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US | AUS | CAN | GER | IRL | JAP | NZ | KOR | UK | |||
The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
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1 [5] | 1 [6] | 3 [7] | 5 [8] | 1 [9] | 1 [10] | 1 [11] | 17 [12] | 1 [13] |
Songs performed on The Voice
- "You Know I'm No Good"
- "All Around the World"
- "Need You Now"
- "When Love Takes Over"
Singles
As featured artist
Title | Year | Album |
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"This Is Love" (Hardwell and Kaaze featuring Loren Allred)[20] |
2018 | Non-album singles |
Other charted and certified songs
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
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US [21] |
IRE [22] |
FRA [23] |
NZ | SPA [24] |
UK [25] | ||||||
"Never Enough" | 2017 | 88 | 39 | 97 | —[upper-alpha 1] | 81 | 24 | The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |||
"Never Enough (Reprise)" | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart. |
Guest appearances
Title | Year | Album |
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"Better This Way" (Joey Contreras featuring Loren Allred)[29] |
2014 | Young Kind of Love |
"Single City" (Michael Mott featuring Loren Allred)[30] |
2017 | Abandoned Heart |
"Ordinary Day" (Loren Allred)[31] |
2018 | So Much to Say: Songs for Everytown |
"Help Me Make It Through the Night" (Michael Bublé featuring Loren Allred)[32] |
Love | |
Notes
- "Never Enough" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 5 on the NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart.[26]
References
- "Discover Utah's Loren Allred, the voice behind the hit song 'Never Enough' from 'The Greatest Showman' soundtrack". January 17, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- "Pittsburgh native Loren Allred advances on 'The Voice'".
- News, Deseret (2018-01-18). "Discover Utah's Loren Allred, the voice behind the hit song 'Never Enough' from 'The Greatest Showman' soundtrack". Deseret News. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
- "The Billboard Hot 100".
- Caulfield, Keith. "'The Greatest Showman' Soundtrack Hits No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart" billboard.com, January 7, 2018
- " 'The Greatest Showman'" australian-charts.com
- "Canadian Albums billboard.com
- "Album Details" offiziellecharts.de
- "IRMA - Irish Charts". www.irma.ie.
- "2018年02月26日~2018年03月04日 オリコン週間 CDアルバムランキング". oricon.co.jp.
- "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART.
- "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr.
- "the greatest showman | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". officialcharts.com.
- "Gold & Platinum - RIAA".
- "BPI Awards" bpi.co.uk
- "Albums Chart" ariacharts.com.au
- "Gold/Platinum - Music Canada". musiccanada.com.
- "一般社団法人 日本レコード協会". www.riaj.or.jp.
- "Albums Chart" nztop40.co.nz
- "This Is Love feat. Loren Allred (Extended Mix) by Hardwell, KAAZE, Loren Allred on Beatport". www.beatport.com.
- Chart positions breakdown for the United States:
- "Never Enough": "Billboard Hot 100: January 13, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
- Chart positions breakdown for Ireland:
- "Never Enough": "Discography Loren Allred". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
- Chart positions breakdown for France:
- "Never Enough": "Discographie Loren Allred". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
- Chart positions breakdown for Spain:
- "Never Enough": "LOREN ALLRED - NEVER ENOUGH (SONG)". Spanish Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- Chart positions breakdown for the United Kingdom:
- "Never Enough": "Loren Allred". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
- "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. January 8, 2018.
- "British single certifications – Loren Allred". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 23, 2018. Select singles in the Format field. Type Loren Allred in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- "American certifications – Loren Allred". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
- "Young Kind of Love, by Joey Contreras". Joey Contreras Music.
- "Abandoned Heart by Michael Mott on Amazon Music - Amazon.co.uk". www.amazon.co.uk.
- "So Much To Say". Broadway Records.
- https://www.amazon.com/Through-Night-feat-Loren-Allred/dp/B07HFHXZ4B
External links
- Loren Allred on IMDb